In EMOTIONAL LABOR, Rose Hackman has written an urgent and timely book exploring the particular expectations and inequities women face in work and everyday life. Touching on the importance found in this call-to-action, Rose has written a letter to librarians with even more on her research and reasoning behind writing EMOTIONAL LABOR. “This is an […]
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Happy Half Hour (1/23/23)
We’re celebrating Happy Half Hour with a moving memoir of one girl’s passion for social justice and preserving our planet, a coming-of-age dark mystery filled with twists, a sparkling historical romance, and a beautiful witchy and feminist intergenerational tale. BIRDGIRL: Looking to the Skies in Search of a Better Future by Mya-Rose Craig | 9781250807670 […]
Historical Spotlight (1/19/23)
Today we’re looking to the past with sweeping historical fiction set in the 1900s with a beautifully rendered love letter to the American West, and in a rural village in WWI Austria with a story based on the author’s own family history. WHERE COYOTES HOWL BY SANDRA DALLAS Available for download on Edelweiss know more. […]
Thriller Thursday (1/19/23)
From debuts to long-standing series and literary tour disappearances to couples retreats, we have something for every kind of mystery reader to dust off their magnifying glass and indulge in. YOU KNOW HER by Meagan Jennett Available for download on Edelweiss know more. LibraryReads votes due by March 1st. “In the rural outskirts of Charlottesville, […]
Behind the Research with Sandra Dallas / WHERE COYOTES HOWL (1/17/23)
Bestselling author Sandra Dallas writes beautifully rendered love letters to the early 20th-century American West. And we are thrilled that Sandra Dallas has provided a deeper look into her own story behind WHERE COYOTES HOWL and the research that went into this addictive and poignant love story. “Dallas’ (WESTERING WOMEN, 2020) blunt, brutal latest explores […]
Day’s YA: BLOOD DEBTS
BLOOD DEBTS by Terry J. Benton-Walker97812508259264/4/23Tor TeenAges 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss Sixteen-year-old twins Clement and Cristina used to be close, but lately they are incapable of understanding each other. They come from a powerful magical family in New Orleans, but that couldn’t save their father from dying or their mother from falling ill. As […]
Romance Round-Up (12/22/22)
We’re absolutely in love with these upcoming romance novels! Today we’re featuring a love story set in the idyllic Irish countryside, a casual one-night stand gone wrong, secret identities revealed at the altar, and a queer Regency-era story of two best (maybe more than) friends. OFF THE MAP BY TRISH DOLLER Available for download on […]
Thriller Thursday (12/16/22)
This Thriller Thursday brings us a whopping nine titles! From a young British girl suddenly thrown into a murder case by way of her unwanted Agony Aunt column to a trio of old friends forced to confront their traumatic past when they realize they all have targets on their backs, this week’s list has it […]
Day’s YA: INTO THE LIGHT
INTO THE LIGHT by Mark Oshiro97812508122543/28/2023Tor TeenAges 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss “We are trying to strip all evils out of you.” Manny and his sister Elena grew up in the foster care system, bouncing from house to house. Until the day the Sullivans came into their life and adopted them out of the blue. […]
Nonfiction Spotlight (12/7/22)
A deeply-researched look into the uncompensated work women and minorities are expected to perform every day + a young environmental activist examines mental illness and social justice + a riveting and eye-opening account of a system that continues to fail America’s most vulnerable children + a look at how both math and literature combined help […]
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